Night of the Big Riffs

I've been waiting a long time to see these guys in London, and they blew me away!The crowd was nicely warmed up by two great bands before The Sword came on stage. By the end of the 2nd song (Freya) everyone in the crowd knew that we were seeing one of the greatest rock bands of this current era.The band so tight and the sound was so great.There was minimal fussing around between songs, so there was more time to headbang!

Awesome

O2 ABC 2 @

- Glasgow @

- Mon 7 Jan 2013 @

Favourite moment: The sound was very crisp and clean for a small venue @

Posted 09/01/2013

by AndoCommando1983

Location:Scotland

Was surprise to find the gig was on the small stage at the ABC, however, I was not disappointed as I tent to prefer intimate gigs.Both support acts were very good with the second really setting the bar high for the main act, they had the crowd eating out of their hands (lonely kamal).Then The Sword came on to an intense short intro of the synth sounds heard on a few tracks of their new album, which created a good atmosphere which was ripped appart by their intense riffs and powerful rhythm section.

They played all the classics including, what I feel the be, the strongest songs from their latest album.

The set went on roughly an hour, unfortunately there was not much crowd interaction, but this was made up for in the tightness of their performance and the quality of their playing.

To finish the show they did the usual 'guitars dropped to the floor feedback, walk off, crowd chant one more song, walk back on and play another two' trick, but it went down a treat.

Overall a very good night. Have already recommended to friends.

Well be returning to the O2ABC (which I think is a great venue) in may for another band and look forward to that.

O2 ABC 2 @

- Glasgow @

- Mon 7 Jan 2013 @

Favourite moment: The sound was very crisp and clean for a small venue @